“I just thought, Tom really is here,” Michael Johnson's mother, Angie Johnson, told the magazine, while holing back tears. “I think the kids will always feel his presence, even though he might not be here on earth. It will be a memory we won’t ever forget.”

White Bear Lake went on to beat Park High School, 6-0, The Horn reports. The team is dedicating the rest of the season to Tom Johnson, FOX 9 says.